‘Sharing Miracles’ Television Program Now Reaches Worldwide Audience

‘Sharing Miracles’ Television Program Now Reaches Worldwide Audience

Washington, DC (January 12, 2009) – Sharing Miracles, a 30-minute public affairs television program that tells the compelling and inspirational stories of real patients, can now be viewed worldwide in its entirety at www.SharingMiracles.com. Sharing Miracles also airs on more than 235 television stations across the United States.

February’s episode of Sharing Miracles will feature four-time Emmy Award nominee and former star of Family Ties Meredith Baxter, who works tirelessly as a breast cancer advocate after successfully battling the disease herself. Upcoming episodes will feature Pro Football Hall of Famer and multiple Super Bowl-wining coach Mike Ditka, who battles heart disease; Basketball Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins, who has diabetes; and World Series champion and Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester, who has overcome lymphoma to pitch a no-hitter in the major leagues.

The new streaming format allows viewers to watch each month’s entire episode from their computer at any time during the month. The online viewing option launches today, with a new episode featuring country music superstar – and Hepatitis C survivor – Naomi Judd.

“With 235 televisions stations airing Sharing Miracles each month, millions of patients are inspired by the stories of survival that our program tells,” said Billy Tauzin, president and CEO of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, which produces the show. “People confronting serious illness or disease need to know – perhaps more than anyone else – that they are not alone. Now, viewers throughout America and, indeed, around the world are able to share in the hope that inspires our guests as they fight their battles with disease.”

The show’s corresponding Web site, www.sharingmiracles.com, is an interactive forum for people to relate their own personal stories of hope and survival. Every patient’s battle is unique, but the collective power of shared experiences can offer great help and courage to others who are fighting for their lives.

The Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) helps uninsured and financially-struggling patients access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. To find out if they may qualify for help, patients should call toll-free 1-888-4PPA-NOW to speak with a trained specialist or visit www.pparx.org.

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) represents the country’s leading pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies, which are devoted to inventing medicines that allow patients to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. PhRMA companies are leading the way in the search for new cures. PhRMA members alone invested an estimated $45.8 billion in 2009 in discovering and developing new medicines. Industry-wide research and investment reached a record $65.3 billion in 2009.